ActionScript 1/2 :: Allowing The Mask To Be Moved When Inside An Instance?
Jan 23, 2011
I've set up a game, where the user has to guess what a picture is by moving a small hole/ portal around.I've used the mask feature to do this and managed to attach the portal to the mouse.However,I need to stop the mouse dragging the portal when it moves outside of the picture/instance.This is so the user can then press buttons to go back to main menu etc. Here's the code I've used to attach the portal
onClipEvent (load) {
startDrag("", true);
Mouse.hide();
}
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